Spinach extract aids weight loss

In a study conducted by the Lund university of Sweden found that spinach leaf membranes present in the extract of the vegetable helps reduce craving for unhealthy food.
Hedonic hunger is another term for the cravings many people experience for unhealthy foods such as sweets or fast food, a common cause of obesity and unhealthy eating habits.
The study shows that the intake of green leaf membranes, called thylakoids reinforces the body’s production of satiety hormones and suppresses hedonic hunger, which leads to better appetite control, healthier eating habits and increased weight loss.
The green leaf membranes slow down the digestion process, giving the intestinal hormones time to be released and communicate to the brain that we are satisfied.
The key is the feeling of surfeit and suppression of hedonic hunger versus homeostatic hunger that deals with our basic energy needs, the study said.
Modern processed food is broken down so quickly that the hormones in the intestines that send satiety signals to the brain are suppressed cravings cannot keep up.